Our stop on the Greek island of Kithnos where we filmed our EP 19 (Patreon)

Shortly before my birthday we sailed towards the Cyclades in Greece to avoid the harsh northerly Meltemi winds. Luckily we JUST made it into the anchorage at Kithnos before weather conditions became too severe and med-mooring manoeuvres would become pretty challenging. 

The Meltemi wind is a strong northerly wind that can last for several days and it is best to seek cover on the southerly side of the Cyclades before it unleashes its full potential. Fortunately the island of Kithnos has two very well protected anchorages divided by a strip of beach making it a very scenic but also popular stop for cruisers and charter boats alike. 

With the boat secured to the rocks, we involuntarily spent a few days, including my birthday on this island. Apart from the anchorage, this part of Kithnos is pretty sparsely populated. 

On the day of my birthday, all I wished for was cheese - did I mention I love cheese??! - and did you know Greece is the country with the highest consumption of cheese? My wish was granted! But Enrique also wanted to invite me to relax in the hot-springs (a glass of wine and just letting my hair down after all long sail? Of course I did not say no to the offer). The hot springs were located only a few hundred meters away from our anchorage. But what started as a great idea turned out to be less picturesque and since the they were densely populated by other visitors to the island. So we changed our plans.

Instead we decided to visit some of the more remote areas of the bay by dinghy, where we found beautiful rock formations and tiny inlets with spectacular views over the wind-whipped seas. On the more exposed rugged slopes of Kithnos one can spend the day without seeing another person, feel completely free, while just a few hundred meters across the hills the sheltered bays are beaming with boats. 

It is one of the aspects I cherish the most, whilst living on a sailboat: To find freedom and peace in the surrounding of nature.